Film

The Apprentice

1971 · 1h 21m · Romance · Comedy

IMDb

5.6

In Montréal, Jean-Pierre is fired on the set of a TV commercial where he's an apprentice technician. He's penniless, behind on his rent, with a thin resume and no college units. He has a fiancée, Michelle, but his head is turned by a free-spirited model, from the U.S., who saw him being fired and comes to his flat to apologize. She's Elizabeth, a combination of feckless innocence and sexual freedom. Jean-Pierre borrows money from his outlaw friend, Dock, and buys clothes to impress Elizabeth. Soon he's sleeping with her, and he pulls a theft with Dock to get money to take her to Acapulco. Michelle tries to bring him back to her orbit. Is there a way out for Jean-Pierre?

Susan Sarandon

Elizabeth Hawkins

Steve Fiset

Jean-Pierre Fortier

Céline Bernier

Michelle

Jean-Pierre Cartier

Dock

Carole Laure

Suzanne

Gerard Parkes

Professor

Paul Berval

The priest

• Larry KentDirector
• Edward StewartScreenplay
• Donald BrittainProducer
• Murray ShostakExecutive Producer
• Jean-Claude LabrecqueDirector of Photography

Release date

September 10, 1971

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 21m

Budget

$150,000

Genres

Romance, Comedy